Trump Leads S.C. GOP Field at 30%, (Rand at 3%)

Donald Trump holds a sizable lead in the first southern contest of the GOP primary season according to the Monmouth University Poll.

Donald Trump is supported by 30% of voters likely to participate in South Carolina’s Republican
primary in February, followed by Ben Carson at 15%. The next tier of candidates includes Jeb Bush
(9%), Marco Rubio (6%), Carly Fiorina (6%), Ted Cruz (5%), and Scott Walker (4%). Lindsey Graham, South Carolina’s U.S. Senator, gets very little support even  from home-state voters, with just 4%..

John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, and Rand Paul each get 3% of the vote. None of the remaining six
candidates earn support greater than 2%. Another 11% of likely primary voters have no preference yet.

 -RW